Starsem announces today the signing with Globalstar LLC of a new contract for one firm launch of the Globalstar constellation’s replacement satellites with an option for a second by Soyuz launch vehicles.
The firm launch is planned to take place in the first semester of 2007 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch period shall be finalized upon completion of all necessary governmental approvals. The telecommunications satellites will be placed into a circular orbit, inclined at 52¿, at 920 kilometers altitude.
The Globalstar constellation is designed to provide satellite voice and data services to its customers located around the world. Between February and November 1999, Starsem successfully launched twenty four Globalstar satellites, one half of the original constellation, using six Soyuz launch vehicles.
